# When a Cable Network Becomes a Slave of Their Own Successful Show **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 15, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cable-network-becomes-a-slave-of-their-own-successful-show/213388 "2003-11-15T05:17:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cable-network-becomes-a-slave-of-their-own-successful-show/213388/61 "2003-11-17T16:42:08Z")
Craig Charles hosted Robot Wars. the guy who did Junkyard wars reminded me of richard E. Grant for some reason. Not sure why… ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cable-network-becomes-a-slave-of-their-own-successful-show/213388/62 "2003-11-17T19:38:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Phase42 \* > \*\*You know, Weird Al Yankovic predicted all this back in 1985 or so, in his song _Cable TV_, about how he’s gotten cable TV hooked up and now he’s a hermit in his apartment, watching it all day… > > “My friends are gettin’ kind of worried > They think I’m turnin’ into some kind of freak > Oh, but they’re just jealous cuz I’ve seen _Porky’s_ > Twenty-seven times this week > On my cable TV” \*\* It’s not so much that he predicted it, just that things have come full circle. Back when HBO first started they must’ve had like 5 movies they were allowed to show. I clearly remember watching _Star Wars_ three times in a row without changing the channel. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cable-network-becomes-a-slave-of-their-own-successful-show/213388.md?page=3)